FOX News Contributor Calls for 'Knocking Off' Barack Obama
Fox News contributor and former editor with the Washington Times, Liz Trotta, In an interview on FOX News on Sunday, May 25 expressed a desire to 'knock off' presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Critically Ill Patients from Gaza Appeal to Israeli Court
JERUSALEM, 22 May 2008 (IRIN) - Ahmed al-Baghdadi's doctors said he must leave the Gaza Strip and travel to Israel to receive urgent life-saving medical care if he hopes to fight the tumours in his body.
Japan: Bush Admin. Tried to Pressure High Court on Iraq Ruling
Declassified U.S. documents show that 50 years ago the U.S. ambassador to Japan pressed the Japanese Supreme Court chief justice to overturn the Tokyo District Court ruling that the U.S. forces' presence in Japan under the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty violates Article 9 of the Constitution.
Republican Hypocrisy on LGBT Rights is Light Years Behind Cuba
As civil rights activists in the US prepare to defend the recent landmark California State Supreme Court ruling overturning a state ban on gay marriage against a Republican Party-led backlash, Cuba is launching a campaign to combat homophobia in that island country.
Pics: Silicon Valley Janitors Strike
Silicon Valley janitors, mostly immigrants from Mexico and Central America, walked out of Cisco Systems and Yahoo buildings in the first day of a Bay Area-wide strike intended to force building service contractors to sign a new agreement with their union, Service Employees Local 1877.
NAACP, Amnesty Hold Rally for Troy Davis, Death Row Inmate
(APN) ATLANTA – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) held a rally Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the State Capitol demanding justice for a Georgia man sitting on death row they say is innocent.
Natural disasters and sovereignty
The natural disasters that have caused so much destruction and loss of life in recent times are going to continue and perhaps become more frequent and destructive.
Damned Diversion: Information Harvesting and the Alleged FARC Computers
In these days of water shortages, a lot of people are talking about water harvesting, which basically boils down to diverting and conserving and utilizing water sustainably. But water isn’t just diverted for good reasons.
Palestinian Human Rights Group Calls for Release of Hamas Captives
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is extremely concerned about the detention of Khan Yunis Governor Dr. Osama Abd El-Sattar El-Farra, and three Fatah activists, who were all detained by armed members of the Hamas Internal Security Apparatus on Monday 19 May, 2008.
Labor Movement to be Backbone of Successful Electoral Struggle in 2008
New York – With growing excitement, involvement, and independence, the labor movement could have its biggest impact on national elections in 2008 than it has had since the 1930s, said Communist Party Labor Commission Chair Scott Marshall in a teleconference with activists last week.
